The Master of Fisheries Policy is designed for fisheries or environmental policy officers, mid-level managers, enforcement officers, and those seeking to pursue a career in fisheries and marine resources management. This degree provides a broad understanding of the law of the sea, fisheries economics, fisheries development and the issues facing the fisheries sector, including fisheries management, monitoring, control and surveillance, fish trade and regulatory compliance. You will explore the relationships between the blue economy, integrated ocean management, fisheries law, policy, science, economics and trade in the management of fisheries resources. By studying with UOW's Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), you will benefit from the close links it has established with government agencies and non-government organisations in Australia, the Indo-Pacific region and globally. International students located offshore are able to enrol and study this course online
During the degree, you will examine the legal, political and operational factors that influence fisheries management and development and analyse the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries management. You will explore issues relating to fisheries governance, monitoring, control and surveillance, fish trade, regulatory compliance, and the social dimensions of fisheries management. The degree recognises the importance of community-based fisheries management and the role fisheries play in coastal communities. You will examine fisheries management and development issues from a range of perspectives and consider the relationships between policy, management and community outcomes. You will be taught by experts engaged in regional fisheries activities and study a degree that responds to growing discussions around the blue economy, integrated ocean governance and the social dimensions of fisheries management.